F&Q (Feather & Quill) Raffle 25 tickets for $20
F&Q (Feather & Quill) Raffle
Win this beautiful, hand-carved, and painted “Snake River Grebe” by Professional Carver Theodore ‘Ted’ Smith from Nampa, Idaho
25 for $20
Nampa resident has earned international recognition for 40 years of bird carvings
By ERIN BAMER ebamer@idahopress.com Jul 21, 2017
NAMPA - Ted Smith was at a wedding in 1965 when his brother called him over, his arm outstretched in a fist, wanting to show him something.
Inside his palm was a three-inch wooden duck he carved by hand.
Smith's response? "I can do better than that.
About 40 years later, Smith has carved more than 1,100 pieces and earned international recognition for his skills. In the last five years, he said he's been more involved in competitions, and several of his waterfowl and birds of prey carvings took first in world championships.
With the quality of his work, Smith has made a living out of his carving.
His birds sell anywhere from $2,000 to $16,000 each. In the same way that some people are into vintage cars, Smith said others are interested in carved wildfowl, and he has had several collectors who have been following his work from his very first years in the trade.
His wife was the hardest to sell when Smith realized he wanted to quit his job at Dutch Boy Paint to carve full time. He made her a deal that if she gave him a year and he didn't make enough money to sustain them, he would find another job. In that first year, he made 80
F&Q (Feather & Quill) Raffle
Win this beautiful, hand-carved, and painted “Snake River Grebe” by Professional Carver Theodore ‘Ted’ Smith from Nampa, Idaho
25 for $20
Nampa resident has earned international recognition for 40 years of bird carvings
By ERIN BAMER ebamer@idahopress.com Jul 21, 2017
NAMPA - Ted Smith was at a wedding in 1965 when his brother called him over, his arm outstretched in a fist, wanting to show him something.
Inside his palm was a three-inch wooden duck he carved by hand.
Smith's response? "I can do better than that.
About 40 years later, Smith has carved more than 1,100 pieces and earned international recognition for his skills. In the last five years, he said he's been more involved in competitions, and several of his waterfowl and birds of prey carvings took first in world championships.
With the quality of his work, Smith has made a living out of his carving.
His birds sell anywhere from $2,000 to $16,000 each. In the same way that some people are into vintage cars, Smith said others are interested in carved wildfowl, and he has had several collectors who have been following his work from his very first years in the trade.
His wife was the hardest to sell when Smith realized he wanted to quit his job at Dutch Boy Paint to carve full time. He made her a deal that if she gave him a year and he didn't make enough money to sustain them, he would find another job. In that first year, he made 80
F&Q (Feather & Quill) Raffle
Win this beautiful, hand-carved, and painted “Snake River Grebe” by Professional Carver Theodore ‘Ted’ Smith from Nampa, Idaho
25 for $20
Nampa resident has earned international recognition for 40 years of bird carvings
By ERIN BAMER ebamer@idahopress.com Jul 21, 2017
NAMPA - Ted Smith was at a wedding in 1965 when his brother called him over, his arm outstretched in a fist, wanting to show him something.
Inside his palm was a three-inch wooden duck he carved by hand.
Smith's response? "I can do better than that.
About 40 years later, Smith has carved more than 1,100 pieces and earned international recognition for his skills. In the last five years, he said he's been more involved in competitions, and several of his waterfowl and birds of prey carvings took first in world championships.
With the quality of his work, Smith has made a living out of his carving.
His birds sell anywhere from $2,000 to $16,000 each. In the same way that some people are into vintage cars, Smith said others are interested in carved wildfowl, and he has had several collectors who have been following his work from his very first years in the trade.
His wife was the hardest to sell when Smith realized he wanted to quit his job at Dutch Boy Paint to carve full time. He made her a deal that if she gave him a year and he didn't make enough money to sustain them, he would find another job. In that first year, he made 80
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